The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov · 1966
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60 yrs
Age
7
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Why it endured
The Devil visits Soviet Moscow with his retinue, causing chaos and exposing human weakness. Written in secret during Stalin's terror, Bulgakov's masterpiece weaves satire, philosophy, and magic into the greatest Russian novel of the 20th century. Unpublishable in the author's lifetime.
What they're saying
7 people recommend this book
“Bulgakov's masterpiece is one of the great novels of the 20th century — funny, terrifying, and beautiful.”
“The Master and Margarita combines the surreal and the political in ways that inspire me as a filmmaker.”
Interview
“Bulgakov's vision of the Devil visiting Soviet Moscow is the most subversive and brilliant political satire ever written.”
Under the Skin Podcast
“The Master and the Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. A book from my great books list:”
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“If you want something a little more intellectual, it’s probably the Bulgakov novel The Master and Margarita where the devil shows up in Stalinist Russia, and succeeds, and gives everybody what they want, and everything goes haywire. It’s hard, because no one believes he’s real.”